>>"Embedded" is a poor choice of words. The Working Group may not
>>understand that <embed> isn't an HTML element, and that elements
>>like <object> and attributes like longdesc call *other* files into
>>being. This is to be contrasted with alt text (always present in
>>the source document) or the possible case of enclosing alternatives
>>inside nested <object> elements.
>>
>>Hence SVG and movie clips aren't "embedded" in Web pages at all.
>>They are separate files called by the source document.
>
>The term "embedded" was suggested because SVG 1.1, section 2.3
>"Options for using SVG in Web pages" [1] says,
All right. Use the term in that context, even though the original
author cited misuses it. (The rare case of text equivalents inside
<object></object> is another one.)
But fix the guideline, please, to say something like "embed or call."
You could use "reference" as a verb if you absolutely have to.
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